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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

QUILLET

n.[L. quidlibet, what you please. ] Subtilty; nicety; fraudulent distinction; petty cant. [Not much used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

QUILLET

Quil "let, n. Etym: [L. quidlibet what you please. Cf. Quiddit, and Quibble. ]

 

Defn: Subtilty; nicety; quibble. "Nice, sharp quillets of the law. " Shak.